Washington commission: No TUE requests filed for UFC on FOX 8

None of the 24 fighters competing at Saturday’s UFC on FOX 8 card applied for therapeutic use exemptions.

MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) received the news on Tuesday after filing a public records request with the Washington State Department of Licensing, which oversees the state’s combative sports program.

UFC on FOX 8 takes place Saturday at Seattle’s KeyArena. The event’s main card airs live on FOX following prelims on FX and Facebook.

Although exemptions for testosterone replacement therapy are the most common to MMA, others are granted for fighters who can demonstrate a medical necessity for substances that aren’t allowed by state athletic commissions.

Recently, the Nevada State Athletic Commission granted UFC middleweight Chris Leben an exemption for prescription opioid medication Suboxone, which typically is used as a replacement therapy for people with narcotic dependency.

None of the fighters on UFC on FOX 8 are known to have used TRT or other banned substances.

The WSDL conducts random fight-night testing for performance-enhancing drugs and drugs of abuse. The results of those tests will be available in the weeks following the event, as will medical suspensions.

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